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Recent Examples of retraction
Democrats who agree that the U.S. can’t sustain this level of spending and Republicans with concerns about the president’s approach can unite around legislation that begins the slow retraction of money from the U.S. economy.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
In addition to the retraction, Wakefield's medical license was revoked due to falsified information.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Incorporating a sewing machine motor and colored lights, the sculpture appeared to viewers as a translucent dome across which abstract images flickered, and whose retraction into a black plastic cabinet visitors could trigger by stepping on a nearby pressure-sensitive pad.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2024
The utility of this recording does not come just from what the pilots might say; the sound of a stall warning indicator or landing gear retraction or engine noise could each allow investigators to infer things about the flight's last moments.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
In addition to the retraction, Wakefield's medical license was revoked due to falsified information.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Incorporating a sewing machine motor and colored lights, the sculpture appeared to viewers as a translucent dome across which abstract images flickered, and whose retraction into a black plastic cabinet visitors could trigger by stepping on a nearby pressure-sensitive pad.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2024
The utility of this recording does not come just from what the pilots might say; the sound of a stall warning indicator or landing gear retraction or engine noise could each allow investigators to infer things about the flight's last moments.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retraction
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The key to making neutrality work for Ukraine is shaping it in a way that ensures that renunciation of NATO membership does not come at the expense of the country’s self-defense or its prospects for an economic and political future in the West.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Mar. 2022
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Saxon through acquisition; Piper through renunciation.—
January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The impact on international travelers varies: tourism, work, and student visa applicants from affected countries may face delays or denials.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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What begins as a secret fling between two confused teenagers at 17 evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self- discovery.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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The repudiation, mirroring Hollywood’s abandonment of Norma, only deepened her remaining performances in London.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Joel tries to understand its meaning but that matters less to Ellie than his initial repudiation of her sexuality.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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“Retraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retraction. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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